Georgia Council of Trout Unlimited

Honoring Jeffrey Peter Durniak

Please join the Georgia Trout Unlimited Council & Chapters in making a gift honoring Jeff Durniak for his outstanding career of 34 years with the GA DNR. Read more about Jeff and the endowment. >

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Your charity will be supporting the Coldwater Fisheries Student Research Endowment at the University of Georgia Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources.

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Help the Wild Brown Trout on the Chattahoochee

Georgia TU Embrace a Stream Project consider giving support to this great project started by the Upper Chattahoochee and Oconee River Chapters.

This EAS program, however, is something larger. There are many feeder streams to the Chattahoochee that need our attention, we're hoping to use Crayfish Creek as a catalyst to a broader cleanup initiative.

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Council News & Reports

WRD news and updates

Here are some news updates regarding the findings of Whirling Disease at trout hatcheries. 2022 Trout Fishing Outlook; Stocking Trucks Hitting the Road GDNR Trout Whirling Disease To Affect Spring Stockings GON

2022 Dream Trip winners

GA Council of Trout Unlimited is pleased to announce this year’s winners. Proceeds benefit Georgia TU cold water conservation, Georgia Trout Camp, and other Georgia TU Council-supported activities. Dream Trip Winners Details PDF

Burton Trout Hatchery Re-Opens After Massive Renovation

The Burton Trout Hatchery is one of three state-operated trout hatcheries that helps produce over one million fish each year for stocking in public waters, and it recently completed a major two year-long renovation that […]

WRD news and updates

Embrace a Stream – Crayfish Creek in the news

Two new stories out about the stream restoration on the Chattahoochee River tributary called Crayfish Creek. Atlanta Journal-Constitution news story Trout Unlimited Trout magazine story Read more information about Crayfish Creek’s joint project with The […]

5 Rivers UGA college clubs hit trashy waterways

A strong conservation ethic runs deep among the students and faculty at the University of Georgia, particularly within the fly-fishing community. So, when Trout Unlimited recently launched our inaugural “Trout Week” celebration as part of our annual meeting, the TU […]